Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Obedience Class #1.
Well, Dash and I had our first obedience class this past Monday night.
I had pictured us walking in and being the star of the show as Dash already knows basic obedience as well as a few agility skills. I had exercised him a bit before going just to take that edge off.
He screamed for the whole entire hour long session. He never stopped to breathe...there went my 'star of the class' award.
I didn't sign him up to learn obedience but to get more exposure and for him to learn how to focus on me during distractions. Since he isn't food motivated, this is much harder than it seems. But we have an excellent teacher and she will come over several times during the session to help me individually.
For this week our homework is:
-have Dash focus on my eyes longer, rather than just a quick look.
-reward him while he is 'Down' during a "Down Stay" just so he can learn rewards don't equal a release.
-work on his 'heel'.
Dash is a very wonderful dog to work with, so while I will get these things down before the next session...I wont be have anything to show for it as he just can't handle being in a highly charged atmosphere. Did I mention that these classes are being held at the agility field? Yeah, makes him 10x worse!
-B
I had pictured us walking in and being the star of the show as Dash already knows basic obedience as well as a few agility skills. I had exercised him a bit before going just to take that edge off.
He screamed for the whole entire hour long session. He never stopped to breathe...there went my 'star of the class' award.
I didn't sign him up to learn obedience but to get more exposure and for him to learn how to focus on me during distractions. Since he isn't food motivated, this is much harder than it seems. But we have an excellent teacher and she will come over several times during the session to help me individually.
For this week our homework is:
-have Dash focus on my eyes longer, rather than just a quick look.
-reward him while he is 'Down' during a "Down Stay" just so he can learn rewards don't equal a release.
-work on his 'heel'.
Dash is a very wonderful dog to work with, so while I will get these things down before the next session...I wont be have anything to show for it as he just can't handle being in a highly charged atmosphere. Did I mention that these classes are being held at the agility field? Yeah, makes him 10x worse!
-B
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